Eriophorum. ] CYPERACE (Clarke). 235 
exserted, eal nut geal, oblong. Sowerby, Engl. Bot. 
t 564; ath, Enum. ii. 17 Boeck. in Linnea, xxxvii. 95. 
B. puystachyon, Linn. Sp. Plan. 76 partly ; Host, Gram. i. 29, 
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Katawart Recion: Transvaal, MeLea in Herd. Bolus, 6024! 
Spread through the North Temperate and Arctic Regions of both Hemispheres. 
XI. FICINIA, Schrad. 
Spikelet of many (rarely few) spirally imbricate glumes (or in 
Hemichlana the lower glumes —— distichous), lowest 1 or 2 
empty, mauy or several succeeding glumes 2-sexual perfecting nuts 
(cf. F. txiotdes), uppermost male or caitle Hypogynous bristles 0 
Stamens 3-2, anterior. St, yle pie: linear, passing gradually into 
the sa _branches 3 or (in F. lateralis) 2 linear (cf. F. radiata). 
Ovary ute obpyramidal ihn’ Nut triangular, or (in 
£. lateratis) cones compressed, 
This genus differs from Scirpus Sect. pei only by the small ie ge rem 
Synophore. It is difficult to draw the line between this gynophore and t 
xpanded foot of the nut of m many species of Scirpus; thus Ficinia pulehella ¢ of 
en = Scirpus Menem aes Boeck. This small gynophore is present or not in 
rious species of Fimbri tylis, and varies greatly in development in one ag 
uf Fimbri ie $0 t he ib is og & to attribute much real importance to 1 
Distr Species 58; of v 57 are confined to South _ (except 2 
oon Kitim ag At0), and 1 is piece in the mountains o1 Abyss 
ubgenus I. StcKMANNTIA (Genus, Nees). Leaves and nodes all near the base 
a the stem ; ikl 2-sexual; glumes spiral ; sty i long, undivided or micro- 
Scopically notched 
Stem mak stat, with 1 head ; bracts many : ae 
Subgenus 11. Leaves and nodes all near the base of the stem; piketete with 
the central nut- bearing, 3 lateral seals pee arid pet branches 3, long. 
Leaves and bracts scarious- edged ... (2) ixioides. 
ubgenus III, Ev- a Leaves ae ‘aiceal l near the base of t 
rt lets 2-sexual ; glumes spiral even at the base of the spikelet ; he ti 
3, long (or 2 in F, lateralis). 
* Stem with 1 5 
i rill sikele Jarge, often 1 in. ed | ee nine 
ems ve: y shines spikelet } in. long .. . (4)2 
Spikelet 4 in. lon ng; uppermost " sheat : 
leafless : 5) pusilla, 
Spikelet 2 in. long ; leaf on uppermost sheat i 
¥e oug, flat near the base re (6) mierantha. 
Stem with several] spikelets ina head : : ; 
tel peg i esas, le om CO 
ty! 
+ Lalas: seen horizontal (none in 
rugulos 
Ghote rounded-obtase; atone round... (8) repens. 
Glm ounded-obtu stems very : 
... (9) sylvatica. 
Glumes obt stems 10) rugul 
Glumes ovate, scantans ; pica a longer 
than the head .. . (11) leioearpa. 
